The Music Tank

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JOHNNY ROTTEN FOR THE WIN

Duffy was reduced to tears after the Sex Pistols’ Johnny Rotten told her to “fuck off”.

Duffy approached Rotten backstage at the MOJO Honours List awards ceremony on Monday and tried to hug him. Johnny allegedly brushed her off, saying: “Fuck off, you cunt. You never do that to me.”

Duffy was so shocked she burst into tears. A source said: “Duffy could not believe it. It came completely out of the blue. She went to throw an arm around John as they posed up for their group photo. He obviously wasn’t expecting it and jumped when she touched him. Then he let loose with his tirade - it was still totally uncalled for. Duffy looked terrified and began to cry.”

Rotten later claimed he hadn’t realized who Duffy was, saying: “Oh, she got an award? I quite like her.”

I lawled.  Yes, that’s all I have to say.

EMPHYSEMA, TUBERCULOSIS AND IRREGULAR HEARTBEATS, OH MY!

Formally the Amy Winehouse report.  Damn, why did I make a Wizard of Oz reference in STF?  Anyway:

From 411mania:

According to her father, Amy Winehouse has developed emphysema and doctors have warned her that she will die if she continues to smoke drugs.

Mitch Winehouse said the incurable illness, which leaves sufferers struggling for breath, was diagnosed when his daughter had series of health checks in hospital.

“The doctors have told her if she goes back to smoking drugs it won’t just ruin her voice, it will kill her. The doctors have said that if she had continued the way she was going she could have ended up an invalid — she wouldn’t have been able to breathe.”

“With smoking the crack cocaine and the cigarettes, her lungs are all gunked up. There are nodules around the chest and dark marks. She’s got 70 percent lung capacity.”

Winehouse’s dad is also calling on Amy’s drug dealers to stop supplying her.

Wow.

From The UK Sun:

Stricken Amy Winehouse is coughing up blood and has a raging chest infection, it emerged last night. Doctors are also worried by skeletal Amy’s weight loss and lack of appetite, other symptoms of tuberculosis. “Amy is in a bad way. Doctors are still struggling to control her heartbeat but the chest condition has been really worrying them. “She’d been been suffering horrible coughing fits and hurling up blood for a while but refused to be examined. Doctors now believe it is tuberculosis and are doing more tests to be certain.”… “Things sound really bad, but at least now they have found something specific it will be easier to keep her in hospital and free from drugs. “The word tuberculosis might frighten her into getting herself well. It certainly should do. “She needs to realise she will die if she doesn’t clean up her act.”

Wow.

Amy Winehouse has been diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat. Doctors believe it is why she fainted the other day. One of the possible causes of her irregular heartbeat is her heavy crack use…

“Crack narrows blood vessels and raises pressure. It is toxic to the heart muscle, causing an irregular beat. A heart attack is one of the most common ways for the drug to kill.”

Doctors are now attempting to wean Winehouse off of drugs. We’ll see how it goes”

Wow.  Well, she’s fucked, if there’s any truth to it, that is.  I couldn’t imagine having all three of those at once.

WHAT HE SAID, EXCEPT WITHOUT THE RACIAL SLURS AND CURSING

Both stories and the following YouTube link brought to you from 411mania:

“Fuck Soulja Boy! Eat a dick! This ni–a single handedly killed Hip Hop. That shit is such garbage man. We came all the way from Rakim, we came all the way from Das EFX, we came all the way from motherfuckers flowing like Big Daddy Kane and Ice Cube, and you come with that Superman shit? That shit is garbage. Hurricane (Chris) take them fuoking beads out of your hair ni–a! Man up. You ni–as is making me feel real fucking mad about this shit.”

Well, I’ll agree that he ruined hip hop with his club anthem filled album.  The rest is all Ice T.  Soulja Boy posted a response on YouTube, that if for some strange reason you feel you have to watch, it’s here.

THE BUSINESS OF HIP HOP?

From Billboard:

As a string of high-profile hip-hop artists near the end of their record contracts, a question looming over their pending free agency isn’t which major label they’ll sign with but whether they should sign with a major at all. Many are considering taking a cue from Jay-Z, who has one album left to deliver to Def Jam before his high profile deal with Live Nation kicks in.

Big names like 50 Cent, LL Cool J and OutKast will soon be on the market as well. Although they may ultimately re-sign with major labels, their camps have indicated that they are at least contemplating the possibility of a future without a major-label deal.

LL Cool J will complete his three-album deal with Def Jam with the August 5th release of Exit 13. By the end of the year, 50 Cent is expected to put out Before I Self Destruct, the fourth and final album on his Interscope deal. OutKast owes LaFace/Zomba three more albums under the duo’s four-album contract, with all three releases expected out later this year and next year.

A manager for OutKast’s Big Boi says the duo hasn’t decided yet whether to seek another deal with a major, but adds, “It’s much more beneficial to do it on your own. For an artist with an established fan base, there’s more than one way to come up with strategic branding.”

Signing with an indie label is the best option for hip-hop stars nearing the end of their deals, says Alan Grunblatt, GM/executive VP of Koch Records, which has charted with Jim Jones, DJ Khaled and Yung Berg. “With a major you’d get an advance, no masters and the deal would be based strictly on royalties,” Grunblatt says. “Koch would do a licensing and/or a P&D deal.”

Selling music independently via such distribution partnerships has appeal, but majors are creating those partnerships too. In 2007, rap duo the Clipse signed a joint-venture deal with Columbia Records and retained ownership of its masters.

Atlantic A&R executive Jean Nelson says not to discount the majors, arguing that 50 Cent, LL Cool J and OutKast would all be appealing signings. “It’s about how much a label can support you, not the advance money,” Nelson says.

I thougt this was interesting enough to share and hey, while we’re talking about 50 Cent:

THE 50 CENT REPORT

I felt kind of ripped off for not making an Amy Winehouse Report so much as of an “Amy Winehouse Is Going To Die” report, so here’s a report on someone else I don’t care about!

From Music-News:

50 Cent is suing his ex-girlfriend for defamation.

Shaniqua Tompkins publicly accused Fiddy of burning down his Connecticut mansion while she and their son Marquise were inside last month. 50’s lawyer said: “There comes a point where you can no longer sit on your hands and listen to her spread these falsehoods. Besides hurting his reputation, they have a damaging impact on their son.”

In the suit filed at Suffolk Family Court, New York, 50 claims Tompkins will not tell him where she is living and alleges she is preventing him seeing Marquise.

Wait, didn’t I report about this earlier?  Hmm.  Oh well.  Next?  [Also from Music News]:

50 Cent has been challenged by Taco Bell to consider calling himself 79, 89 or 99 Cent to promote the restaurant’s new value menu.

Taco Bell have promised to donate $10,000 to a charity of the rapper’s choice if he also agrees to stop at one of their outlets and rap his order at the drive-thru. They will also treat all the customers at the chosen restaurant to free meals.

Taco Bell President and CEO Greg Creed said in a letter to the singer: “We know that you adopted the name 50 Cent years ago as a metaphor for change. We at Taco Bell are also huge advocates for change. We encourage you to ‘Think Outside the Bun’ and hope you accept our offer.”

50 Cent is known to be a fan of fast food. During his last tour, his artist rider requested KFC served on fine china at each venue.

I didn’t laugh at the sillyness of this, but that he has KFC on his rider.  No?  Not finding it funny yet?  Here, I’ll give you a visual hint.

We’re so getting kicked off the host now.  You’re welcome Fake!

I was going to cap it off with some Poison news, but I don’t think I can top that last bit.  Good night folks!